Better men

I am so proud to be married to a man of God. This doesn't mean Rafa is perfect, but it does mean that he is committed to learning, serving and leading.

Our church and movement of churches, Great Commission Churches (http://www.gcmweb.org/), is a group lead by servants. We have wonderful examples all around us, and Rafa is like a sponge. He learns from the strengths of the Christians we surround ourselves by.

In the daily e-mail, one of the founders of our church movement gave this quote:

“Men are God’s method. The church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men. What the church needs today is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more and novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost has come upon. He does not come on machinery but on men, He does not anoint plans, but men—men of prayer” (E.M. Bounds).

Amen! So often, we get distracted by the next shiny thing, the latest technology, the newest insights - but it is so simple. Pray, pray, pray and serve, serve, serve.

Recently, Rafa was asked to be an apprentice in his small group. This means that he is officially learning how to lead a group. I think he was a little nervous at first until he realized that it is God who works in the lives of people. It's amazing what He can do with a weak vessel that's committed to Him.